Ricky Martin, Argentinian starlet shine in Broadway’s “Evita”

Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin takes to the stage tonight as Che in “Evita,” Broadway’s newest musical. The star-studded production marks the Broadway debut of award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger as the legendary Eva Perón and Juan Perón will be played by Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris.The musical dramatization of Argentina’s controversial first lady was produced in 1979 by seven-time Tony Award-winning duo Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber and a film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas made a splash in theaters nationwide in 1996. The critically-acclaimed show opens Thursday night and NBC Latino is giving readers a first-row seat to the production with the photos below.